Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
You and me going under
Going under, going under so deep
You and me going under
Going under, going under so deep
You got me strung up and strung out
High and dry, crashing down
I’ve been locked up and locked down
Can’t touch you, not right now
I know you feel it too
I know you feel it too
I know it’s real for you
Can you feel this
You and me going under
Going under, going under so deep
You and me going under
Going under, going under so deep
I watched you fade in and fade out
Through the shadows of all your doubt
What do you hold in, why hold out
Can’t get in, don’t know how
I know you feel it too
I know you feel it too
I know it’s real for you
Can you feel this
You and me going under
Going under, going under so deep
You and me going under
Going under, going under so deep
You and me going under
Going under, going under so deep
You and me going under
I am holding my hand out
Don’t you let me sink
I wanted everything from you
You wanted everything from me
I wanted more than you can give
You and me going under
You wanted everything from me
I wanted everything from you
You wanted more than I can give
You and me going under so deep
I’m not really down
Still I’m sinking in the quicksand
Got to get out
Can we ever find a way back
You and me going under
You and me going under so deep
You and me going under
Going under, going under so deep
You and me going under
Going under, going under so deep
You and me going under
Going under, going under so deep
You and me going under
I am holding my hand out
Don’t you let me sink
Going under, going under so deep
You and me going under
Going under, going under so deep
You got me strung up and strung out
High and dry, crashing down
I’ve been locked up and locked down
Can’t touch you, not right now
I know you feel it too
I know you feel it too
I know it’s real for you
Can you feel this
You and me going under
Going under, going under so deep
You and me going under
Going under, going under so deep
I watched you fade in and fade out
Through the shadows of all your doubt
What do you hold in, why hold out
Can’t get in, don’t know how
I know you feel it too
I know you feel it too
I know it’s real for you
Can you feel this
You and me going under
Going under, going under so deep
You and me going under
Going under, going under so deep
You and me going under
Going under, going under so deep
You and me going under
I am holding my hand out
Don’t you let me sink
I wanted everything from you
You wanted everything from me
I wanted more than you can give
You and me going under
You wanted everything from me
I wanted everything from you
You wanted more than I can give
You and me going under so deep
I’m not really down
Still I’m sinking in the quicksand
Got to get out
Can we ever find a way back
You and me going under
You and me going under so deep
You and me going under
Going under, going under so deep
You and me going under
Going under, going under so deep
You and me going under
Going under, going under so deep
You and me going under
I am holding my hand out
Don’t you let me sink
Lyrics submitted by MusicFREAK20
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